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p ^ 4 bor, to be pOrneipaltfcftouf hike yoaMta! Jtoade, Hi tht Ultra ninMrdStSCw >ttopoee thtililbr die erection of It to uaaetoecnry in *propoeinf i topto for your consideration. ttat I Sopldpro-. >W 0 plan; toll l omaSBiri^mttdt Jtoori ?mh Uito ting to modilHtloi, would be cheaper and more dqtiel tn' its opera tion and more eflleiant tor tie reeefye* Thie iQffMls another topto. I thlok - our whole dtotrfct polity to defccttoe^ to 'w as it regardt the Roads;' ruoitc vending*, and the Freo School Sjrtttp.*'v Commissioners arc appoilM to attend to theie matter*, bat In many respect* they ere entirely irresponsible. To whom do the Commissioners of Roeds, ef Public Buildings, or the Poor make any reports? " Some security against abuse might ' be found in the fact, Utat they -should be required to make a public report There 'should be some public supervision bf their proceedings. Whilst these functionaries may be honest, they may nevertheless be crossly negligent, without the public -knowing it. It seems that some general system might be adopted with advantage. ' One set or functionaries, could exercise in each judicial district all the powers ves wo ia me uinerent Commissioner?. In Order to dignify their office,it should be made their imperative doty to meet once in every three months (if"practicable) at their respective Conrt Houses, and for their compensation they should be allosr. cd the pay of a member of the Legislature for evemr day that they are actually Engaged. TCey should not sit longer than a limited time, and be paid from a district Treasury* "The remarks which I hate thoufcht^iro-per to make in relation to the"TWstri'Ct polity, apply to some extent to the Ofli-, Tccrs of the Rtnta. Th? SUrrolni-ir State, the Surveyor General, the Treasu** rer and Comptroller Tleneral should be made more accountable. If these officers are important enough with all their nominal importance, they should be placdd on "a footing to do themselves honor and the State credit. In a republic, the people have a right to demand that every Officer of Government shonTd be ready'in tils own person and in proper place, and -during a reasonable daily period, to perform "the duty He is paid for performing. This ouirht to inrlii^n ?vai>v S?o?o AflS?n? ? *? - -0 ? ...w vi^ m?u?v viuvvi mill" ' oat exception. In iny opinion it would be prudent to enforce this duty by poti* live law, and leave attendance upon office duties as little discretionary as possi- ( ble. The principle is too obviously just "to'require any 'detail on the subject.? ( These offices have been and are flilled by worthy and competent men But the offices 'themselves are very much under the control of the Incumbent, and have 1 not that character in public estimation which they H*?#w?r?r? g??e the State respectability, its officers should be made bo, and they should so far be elevated 'ihat lcderal offices should not be so exclusively regarded as the highest and I most desirable honors in the rennhlie. I # -1 I It is with very great satisfaction 1 have j 'to communicate that the RaiJ Road to the , limits of our own Slate, is not only prac- t ticable, but eminently so, and to a degree ] not suspected before the recent surverys ] were completed. Nor are there any difficulties in the con&trujetion that call for great or unforeseen expense. But for 'the practical details of this most interesting subject, I must refer you to the Tie. port recently published, which is likely 'to prove in all respects satisfactory to our people. When the Rail Road is once ^omplet^d within and to the Northern boundary of our own State, the obvions Utility of the nndcrtaking will necessarily compel the other States embraced in the charter to join us; until the whole plan shall bo executed. The Rail Road : ihererefo has my full approbation and toy earnest recommendation to the Legislature to afford all the aid that may be necessary to carry it effectually and speedily (at least) through the State of South Carolina. Iu this, 1 do not'mean that we should be governed by a contracted or an illeberal policy: but on the contrary, if our neighboring States, so deeply interested, Will contribute in a corresponding ratio to ibis great enterprise we should meet them in proportion to the great and increased benefit South Carolina will derive fe. * A 1IUIII II* Oar Militia is in a state of progressive improvement under the System of Brigade Encampments. With the exception perhaps of one Brigade, I have the most conclusive evidence that they are entirely popular and approved of by the officers. Some slight modification and improvement might probably be introduced, for i details of which I refer you \o the Re- i ports of the Brigadier Generals. ?or all other mailers connected with this subject 1 refer you to the full and detailed Re* port of the Adjutaet and Inspector Gene- ' ral, which I entirely approve of and con- I cur in; and although I have referred you to that Report for details, I cannot permit i myself to take leave of it without attempt ing 10 impress upon 3'ou my conviction i that upon the military, not less than upon I the civil education of our young men, <!e? i pend the ultimate destinies of Vhe State, i X*hc increase in number and consequents I of the Cavalry under the lute Org&ni&a- 1 tion, would inggesl the prOpticty of 1 creating a Brigadier General of Cavalty, i which I accordingly suggest to your con- 2 ^deration. Connected with (his subject, < T should tfyjhfc that the organization pf I four Cavalry Cofps, to be armed and ? eqepped complete, (excopt the horse) at i Jhe expense of the State, to be called into 1 v. ... Ms,. ?. ti >f i. .. . bounty, if# submitted to pour ?mn* ^SfliiAat upon the requisition 'from the G?e?r?l Odraraoeil fef troofi from Sooth-Carolina for tht Ft^Hdi campaign, w?r? loom of acrttKi Kind#, particularly of botaoa, Ivhklt CoQgNai tbotght richi Co pay, aa part of thi nNtnirt-expaaai* tut? of that war. 'But the 'Act \>f ConjlfCM r^quirtaao ftttby documents, /ratti?d with ao much precision, and 0> duBcuU and troublesome to b? procured, that it "i* *k1mA.I ? ?)?.. tA ilia anffa.Av. tln.a. over, many case* fail within the'reason, the! do not fell within the letter of the ^Uv. The expense would not be grefct, if South Carolina were to take upon herself the repayment '6f those losses under eiridebee to be taken by an auditor appointed by the State. The 8tate might then make the sum so paid an item of dentaml upon Conferees, which could tie explained and defended by her Representatives in that body, in showing that justice had been actually done by the State, and eould not be done under the rigid anu aery troublesome regulation of Im Law of Congress. The cant of an olfficioiis philanthropy has not yet run its course, either in or out of Congress, and it is almost certain that petitions relative to the abolition of slaVery will again be'preferred at the approaching session of that body. ~If so, I hope the representatives of South Carolina will h'ot condescend to discuss a question, which Congfess has no right to entertain. Should any measure be carried, hostile to the rights of the South, I presume the proper course will be for the Representatives of South Carolina to request leave of absence, that they may report themselves to their constituents and consult at home on the steps necessary to be taken in such' aif emergency. Illy predecessors have so frequently brought to tiie notice of the Legislature, the penal code, and the necessity of some revision of it, thati- fear to allude to it, Ia?I it ah nillll l,o r?(T?*ftawt mUk ilo I WM.V? WV VgHIWVW WS?|J It* UOlim indifference. To one, who has nol made the law lihs professional study, our pe'na) code is a chaos of confusion unequal and 1 frequently unintelligible. To overcome 1 its uncqualities, and to supply its defects, executive discretion is continually appli- J cd to, and mu?t be exercised, or the laws, ' lot unfrequently, would appear sanguiua- c ry and unjust. The prerogative of par* ion is indefinite, .painful, and - may be very much abused. The law should de- 8 scribe more definitely and fully its own justice. Let me urge on the Legislature J the necessity of aiunJi"*? to this subject. PIERCE Jfr. BUTLER. ] i From the Buffalo Cdm. Adv. Nov. 23d: I SV/ir>/?o nf ii/>oiturilmi * rin A Illumination?.Gale?Inundation?Loss J if Life?Destruction of Property.? * Rarely, in the annals of our city, have so ' many important events been crowded in t io short a space of time, as those which * have occurred in the last twenty-four hours. The morning was warm but low- { ering, yet the firing of cannon cbmmen- ( ceil, and was. kept up with spirit, and 5 the preparations went on wiih vigor for .1 the illumination in the evening. To- ^ wards noon, however, tlie rain poured. 1 down in torrents. Previous to this the ! wind had been in the south east, gnil a, 1 fleet of nearly 30 sail went up the ^Lake ( in beautiful style. About 1 o'clock the ' wind chopped round into the S. W. and 1 there appeared to be a prospect of a 1 pleasant evening; but those who were 1 acquainted wit!) these matters, from :he ; swell of the lake and the rapid rise of ' water, predicted the gale, which commen- ' ced blowing in afl its fury, as soon as 1 night set in. ' Darkness had hardly closed around us, j when the city was again in a blaze of , light from the splendid illumination in every "quarter. Tar barrels were burnt, bands of mnsic patrolled the streets, can- i non were fired and rockets sent blazing i through the air. , All this time the wind was increasing 1 in fury, the people could hardly keep ! their footing in the streets and the water ' rising to an unprecedented height about ( the docks and lower parts of the city.? J Amid the roar of the winds and waves, were heared the shrieks of drowning ] wretches, men struggling with the rising waters and little children waked frum their ! warm pillows by the flood, from which, amid the storm and darkness, there was J Uo escape. These pet sons resided income . miserable shells of buildings on the ex- ! posed neck of land between the creek 1 und lake. The Common Council of the J ^ city directed two years ago, that noja houses should be erected there unless | they Were based oft good brick or stone't foundations, at least eight fr'6t high.?,p The title to the land ia disputed in many } instance?, and temporary buiidiegs have c been put up on blocks at the four corners \ ind several families gone into thbiri for I the sake of obtaining possession-. It has r been a Wonder that they would risk their a lives in such frail tenements, for from f heir appearance one would imagine that f ^ i ? i ? v - -? i common wuiu wuuru prostrate inem.? ( Some of these this morning tvere floating I ibodt ihc harbor while here and there lie h he broken fragments of those that were y tot strong enough to resist the force of b he inundation. Sopte ten or twelv tl \onses?part of them OninhabiU??were o - 0 aboutin ?t?? dtatction, SiT?r?l>M^v J tire itriodtd hifn tod dry on tbrlfulu.j The schooner l&Rvard ttanerbit U^opio1 (ho, cents* of Ohio-etreet. 8h? even Ungffd lilr inehor 8om? dtfttqet ip in* I loft city. The fteam ^erry host lays high aground and considerably damaged* The O P. Starfcio, the Brandy win*, and the T*Xisp aobooners, were driven on shore, hot not materially damaged. The loss of life?the mostdreadfalportion of the catastrophe?-canndt at present, he ascertained. Five bodies have: been brought to'the watch house, bnt| many proDaoiy irot discovered.? Those are two cbUdren of John Germain, a young no an?hame 'unknown* the wife of Wm. Judsrfa, and ' colored woman. Wm. Judsrito, lived in a .house, nekr the stone building, 'foot of Mechanic street. When hts'house Was destroyed, *hh? two children were in bed, and have net yet been'found. 'Hearid Ms Wife got on the eankl bridge, Where she perished of the cold, and he escaped by swimming to a l pile of boards, fiom Wftich"he was resetted We saw him this morning, wrapped in a quilt, looking among the wrek of his dwelling, which had floated into the canal,'1 for the bodies of his children. I1 Many other Vessels, Steamboats, &c., are 'more or Itess damaged, as well as 1 most of the warehouses on the docks.? The lots of property is difficult to estimate. It is strewed in every direction.? About twenty-five buildings such 'tis we have described. Were either totally destroyed, or torn from their foundation by the Hood. ~v Several vessels and steamboats must| have been on thelake, where it was hardly possible for any thing to live. It is rumored that the Cleveland went/down the river, and is safe. We wait anxiously for farther particulairl. P. S.?Thb New England Steamboat came in this morning, Teports, left Cleveland at two, P. M. yesterday, in company with the Constitution, the latter not yet heard from. The New England Tode out whole gale without damage. The'schooner James G. King-came in last night? She reports the schooners Panama, Virnri ni r> Pnvnitla onit R rorifliT 11/ i no /lilt Bide. The laaer beached?the rest-have 1 not yet been heard from. ' A woman in one of the houses, 'dung * to the window Bill, with the water up to ? ler chin, and supported her three chil- i Iren, who cluhg to her back?but these f ine after another dropped off1?the last >ut a short time before aid reached her, ri it 4 o'clock this morning. I Another woman came safely across s he creek on a stick of timber, with an c infhnt~ln her arms. - I A man left his family on the rodf of t his house, and swam for a boat to take f them off. It was the last he ever saw of a them. t a The Inw af Steamboat Ceylon, c >y fire on the Ohio, has already been brief- n y mentioned. The following additional b funiculars ui mc i<ccurrence are iurnisn- o ?d by the St: Louis Republican: |j Loss of the Steamboat Ceylon.? On Wednesday night last, the steamer p Ceylon left Louisville for New Orleans, c ibout dark, having on board about v300 t passengers, a valuable cargo, and a num- t ber t)f horses. About 10 o'clock at night the Loat was discovered to be on fire, and r shortly afterwards the flames burst out of i the hold where it originated. 'Whether 1 communicated froth the fire under the t boilers or in some other manner we have t not learned. It was found impossible to u run her ashore when first discovered, and r she was run the whble length of the Salt t River reach, a distance of about 22 miles, i in a complete sheet of flames, when she i was run ashore with admirable skill by r the pilot. A gravel bar on each side of 1 the river prevented her being run on t shore sooner. As soon as she was made fast, the passengers all got out, without 1 i single life having been lost. t A sCcond attempt to rob the mail on | its way from Washington to Alexandria j bas just been made. The Alexandria Gasette of vesterpav says,?"The mail car- . ries who carries the Mail between this I ^ place and Washington, reported that on t Friday night last, he was attached by some une who rushing from concealment, aim- J. fed a blow and struck him with a club.? c 1'he sudden starling of the horses presented any serious injury from the blow. ? rhe mail carrier then discearged a load- j ;d pistol at his assailant, who immediate- g y fled. The occurrence is said to have aken place just beyond the Little Bridge rhis is the sct ond reported attempt with- j n one week to rob the mail on the Washngton Road. Steps will probably at >nce be token to prevent a recurrence of jj inch attempts." | Beautiful F.xtract.-?The glory of s hejstimmer has gone by?the beautiful h jreenn^ss has become withered nnd dead, o kVere this all?were there no associations >f moral desolation-^?o( faded hopes?ofia warts -withering in the bosoms of the t( ivirtg?fconnected with the decayed see- v tery Around us, we wonld not indulge in C i moment's melancholly. The season of t< lowers will 'come again?the streams will n low gracefully And lightly as before? b lie trees will ap&iri toss their cumbrous tl oad of greenness to the sunlight?and ti <y mossy stones and winding rivulet, the rr oung blossom will start up, as at the iddings of their fairy guardians. But rr lie human heart has no change like that B f nature. It has no second spring time? 0.C bUghtt^S^kew * it K?;.trsxs.i uiX?ii E^sis^ajsMas will nlvir l|tra viVu into life, nor iht saSSE#* T *" 'JPUbubbbmi^ A TALC* "By St. Agatha? I believe there I* sonneting in UidM dark eyes Of ?!? > about which the women rave so unmerci* fully,', igid 4he y oung Fitzdarence, at after in absence of two years, he came once more in sight of hie native village of Malhafcuhrie. Ha stood upon the neighboring heights, and watched the curling smoke coming up*from the coti.. ^i.:. i_ .L- -A L?? - _t? iagv vuiuno/i in iii? near Diue aay w j evening, and viw the last beams of the: sitting sun, playing upon the western | wails of his father's Did baronial' mansion,'1 and a little farther off, he could distin* guish the trees and pleasure-grounds Of Sir Meredith Appleby's less aucientseat. jThen he thought^ of Julia Atarieby, the | baronet's only child, his yOUtnful !1 mate, his first love; and *s hethdoght of; i her, he sigltetk I wonder why he sighed? i When they . parted two years before, i sanctioned and encouraged by their res* i pective parents (for there Was nothing the old people wished more than a union , between the families,) they had sworn { sternal fidelity, and plighted their hearts , irrovokably to each other. 'Fttaclarence , thought of all this, and again he sighed. Different people are differently "affected ^ by the same things. After so lotig an ( ibscence, many a man, would fn the exuberaur.e of his feelings, have thrtfWn , liimself down upon the first bed of wild [lowers he came to, and spouted long speeches to himself out of all known [ lays. Our hero preferred indulging in . the following little soliloquy: 'My father will be amazingly glad to see me,* said be to himself: anil an'will mw nM iriond he atitediluvian bntler Morganah-, Mor- , ;an, and so will the pointer-bitch Juno, tnd so will my pony Troilous;?a 'pretty Eigure, by-the-bye, I should cut 'flow upm Troilous, in this gay military garb of nine, with my sWord rattling between his .j egs,. and mv white plumes "streaming in ^ lie air like a rainbow over him? And Sir Meredith Appleby, too, with his great routy legs, will bobble through the room j n ecstacy as soon as I present myself beoro him;?and Julia?poor Julia, will lush, and simile, and come flying into ! ny arms like a shuttlecock. Heigho!? ! am a very miserable young man. .The 1 illy girl lovps mat her imagination is ill , rammed with hearts and darts; she will 1 >ore me to death with her'Bighs, and her . ender glancOs, and her allusion to time >ast, and her hopes of time to bome, and j ill the artillery of a love-sick child's irain. What in the name of the Plei- ' ides am I to do? I believe I had a sort >f penchant for her once, when I was a 1 icre boy in my nurse's leading-strings, f 1 elievc I did give some slight hopes at c nc time or other; But now?O! Rossa- ' ind!?dear?delightful??' 8 Here his feelings overpowered him, and 1 ailing a miniature from his bosom, he 1 overed it with kisses. Sorry am"! to be 1 ibltged to confess it was not the minia- 8 urc of Julia. 1 4But what is to bie done?* he at length esumed?*The poor ghrl Will go mad; she viii hang herself in her garters; or d'ewn lcrself. likeOohelia. in n - , a w - uiBUOi O I vindow. And I shall be "her murderer! It 11 vho have never yet knocked %on trno head i single man in the field of battle, wiH com* nence my Warlike operations by breaking i he heart of a woman. By St. Agatha! it 1 nust not be; I must be true to my engagenent. Yes! though I become myself a nartyr. Forgive me,. Rosalind, heaven* * iest object of my adoration! Let not hy Fitzclarence-^?* ( Ilere his Voice becarhe again inartico* > ate; and, as he winded down the hill, nohing was heard but the echoes of the . nullitudious kisses he continued to lavish . >n the little brilliantly-set portrait he ( ie Id in his hands. ... Next morning, Sir Meredith Appleby , vas just in the midst of a very sumptous . ireadfast (for notwithstanding his gout, ; he baronet, contrived to preserve his ap- 1 >etite,) and the pretty Julia was 'presiding . ver the tea and coffee at the other end 1 >f the table, immediately opposite her J >apa, with the large long eared spaniel itting beside her, and ever and anon ? ooking wistfully into her face, when n . crvent brought in, one little silver tray, 1 letter to Sir Meredith. The old gentle* . nan read aloud, it was from, the elder c "itzclarencej/Mv dear friend, Alfred arri- , cd last night. He and I will dine with t ou to day. Your's, Fitzcl&rence.' JUi- 1 ia's cheeks grew first as white as her l' row, and then as red as her lips. , As n oon as breakfast was over, she retired to b er own apartment, whither we must for nee, take the liberty of following her. h She sat herself down before her mirror, ri nd deliberately took from her hair a very ? isteful little knot of fictitious flowers, .l; -L t v ... . - * r men sue nau fastened in ft when she rose. J >ne naturally expected that she was about 3 replace this ornament with something jl lore splendid?a few jewels, perhaps; A ut she was not going to do any such ling. She rang the bell; her confiden* al servant, Alice, answered the sum- la ions. b *La! ma'am,' said she, 'what is the bi tatter? You look as ill as my *aunt s< ridget.' t ; 'Yon have heard me talk of Alfrtfd V - "' ' FUaclarefuic, Alice*, have yon uol?' suni at the same time O! wee, I think I have. He vu to be married to yon before he went O the iriri*' 'He bee returned, Alice, and be will break lilt bear! If be'finds I no longer love him. Bet be has been so long twaru and HarryDaUoohnsbeen so constantly with me; and Monetae and mine are so .va; Hartrir Dalton 'i& iwr handsome and so andante!* ? > To be sure, ma'am, you had the best right to ebooee At yourself; and so Fitzr.lirence must break hla hAnrft. if he nl#?n ms; or else fight a desperate duel with Mr. Dahon, with hh swords and guns.' *0! Alice, you frighten me t? death. There ahall be no duels fought for me.? Thbugh my bridal bed should be my' grave, I shall be true to my wordk The Sire suspicion of my inconstancy would turn poor Alfred mad. 1 know how he dbtes Upon me. I mu'st go to the alter, Alice, like a lamb to the slaughter.' 'Were I to refUse htai, you may depend b|)6l) h he would put an end to bis'exis* teuce with fire loaded pistols. Only think'orT that, Alice! what could I say for myself, 'Were his remdios found in his bed some'morning.' History Hoes not report what Alice laid heir mistress might, under such circurftstanCcs, 88iy for herself; but it is ccrtain that they remained talking 'together till the third oinfier bell rang* THe Fitz&arences were both true to their engagements, but notwithstanding every exertion on the part of two old gentlemen* they donld not exactly bring _*_ A MI _.< i, L* , iL, , aooui mai 'now 01 soui which iney nau hoped to dee dnimtiting the yourrg people. At lengh after the cloth was removed, and a feiv buhnpers of Claret had wanned * s. Sir Meredith's heart, he said boldly?'Julia, thy 'rove,"fts Alfred does not seem to be much of "ft wine bibber, suppose you shew him the improvements iu the gardens, and hot-houses, Whilst we sexagenarians 'remain Where we are, to drink the health of both?fend talk over family matters.' Alfred thus called upon, could not avoid raising ffom his seat and offering'Julia his arm. 'She took it with a blush, and they walked off fn silence. 'How devoutly he loves me,' said Julia with a sigh. 'No, ho, Iearinot break his lieart.* 'Poor girl!* thonght Alfred, bringing [trie of the curls of his yvhiskers more kilIfngly over his cheek; *her a flections hrc rr?vocally fixed upon me, the slightest mention calls to her face all tlio roses of Aharon.' r . They proceeded 'down a long gravel walk, bordered oil both sides with fragrant and flowery shrub's; but, except the pebbles rubbed against 'each other as they passed over them, there was not a sound ;o be heard. .'Julia, however, was observed to hem twice, and we have been told hat Fitzclarence coughed more than ince. At length the lady stopped and ducked a rose. 'Fitzclarence stopped al*(0 and plucked a lily. Julia smiled; so lid Alfred. Julia's smite was chased avav by a sigh; Alfred immediately sighid also. 'Checking himself, however, be taw the absolute neceisdily of commonsing a conversation. 'Miss Aobleb'v!' said he M last. ytrV ' ' "It is two years siuce we parted.* 'Yes; two years on thrf filteenth of this nonth.4 Alfred was silent. How she adores me!* thought he; 'she ran tell toamomeut how long it is since tve fast met.* Inhere'was a pause. You have seen, no doubt a great deal since you left Malhamdalet* said Julia. rO! a >ei?y grefct'deal,* replied her lors r. . . . .. Miss Appleby homed once more, and ihen drew a vast mouthful of courage. *1 understand the ladies of England and Ireland are, much more attractive thuu those'of Wales.* CTenerally speaking, I believe they are.* SrV That is?I mean, I beg your pardon?the ruth is?is?I should have said?that? hat?you have dropped your rose.* Fitzclhrence stoopbd to pick it up; but n so doing the little mihi&t'Ure Which he vore round his neck escaped from under lis wdisicoat, and though he did not obtrva it uf'.a ?: ? ? 1 * .. .V nao Hanging vuiispauuus Oil HIS ireasl, like an order, when be presented he flower to Julia. "? Good hepVfen! Fitzclarcnce, that is my ousin Rosiland.' Your cousin Rosiland! where? how? tie miniature. It is all pver with me!? rhe murder is out! Lord bless me! Jala, how pale have you grown; yet hear ae! be comforted. I am a very wretch; ut I shall be faithful; do not ttfrn away ?ve; do not weep; Julia) what is the mat ?r with you? By Jove! she's in hystreics; she will go destractcd! Julia! 1 will iarry you, I swear to you by? 'Do not swear by anything at all/ cried ulia, unable any longer to conceal her ipture, Mest you be transported for periry. ..You are my own, my very best Hred!' , 'Mad, quite mad/ thought Alfred. 'I wear? miniature too/ proceeded the idy; and she pulled from the loveliest osom in the world the likeness, set in rilliants, of a youth provokingly hand* ? )me, but not rhzclarence. 'Julia!' Alfred!' ^